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SPEAKING PART TWO: TEST QUESTIONS

Part two of the speaking test contains three questions. The first asks you to deliver a speech limited to two minutes. The second and third questions are quick follow-up questions (related to the speech topic) that can usually be answered very quickly.

These questions ask test-takers to describe an event, object or place. These can be from the past, present, future or hypothetical.

Once the two minutes starts, the examiner will not speak unless you can no longer continue. You do not have to speak for the entire two minutes, but if your speech finishes too soon, you will be marked down.

You do not have to answer all parts of the question you are given. Only the first sentence is mandatory:

Although the questions for part three are more difficult, it is usually part two that really damages a test-taker’s score. Far too often test-takers speak in only one tense and repeat basic mistakes throughout the two minutes. The examiner will not award higher than a 5 if you do this.

To avoid this common problem you should learn a speaking strategy (such as the one on this speaking course) that helps you use a range of tenses and easily continue speaking for two minutes.

Also remember, IELTS is not an interview, so you DO NOT have to answer truthfully. The examiner is only interested in the quality of your English responses. For this reason it is a good idea to practice answering questions twice; once with a true answer and once with an invented response.


A GIFT YOU GAVE SOMEONE

A FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKER

A FUNNY CHILD

A PLACE YOU GO TO RELAX

PAID WORK

AN HISTORIC BUILDING

DISAGREEING WITH A FRIEND

A MACHINE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY

A STAGE IN YOUR LIFE YOU ENJOYED THE MOST

A PHOTOGRAPH IN YOUR HOME

AN ACTIVITY YOU DO TO KEEP FIT

A CAFE YOU ENJOY VISITING

A SUCCESSFUL COMPANY

AN EDUCATIONAL VISIT YOU WENT ON AT SCHOOL

A TIME YOU WERE SURPRISED TO MEET SOMEONE YOU KNOW

A CHANGE WHICH WOULD IMPROVE YOUR LOCAL AREA

A TEAM YOU HAVE BEEN PART OF

AN INDOOR GAME YOU ENJOYED AS A CHILD

A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES

GETTING UP EXTREMELY EARLY

A GARDEN OR PARK YOU ENJOYED SPENDING TIME IN

SOMETHING IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT

A SPECIAL TRIP YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE

SOMETHING YOU BOUGHT YOU WERE SATISFIED WITH

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